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The family that set the gold standard for art in Japan
For 400 years, the Kano family dominated Japanese painting through its superior training and mastery of precious materials
The forward-thinking director behind Frankfurt’s museums
Max Hollein discusses the challenges and rewards of running not one, but three, institutions
Religious sculpture with a stylish streak
An enlightening display of German rococo sculpture is full of style as well as substance
Forum: Should the Kunstmuseum Bern have accepted the Gurlitt bequest?
Matthias Frehner and David Lewis discuss the problematic bequest
Why London doesn’t need the Garden Bridge
The proposed Garden Bridge over the Thames is impractical as a park and misguided as a river crossing
Revolutionary whimsy: ‘Ruth Ewan: Back to the Fields’ at Camden Arts Centre
Is the artist’s latest show anything more than a charming tribute to a failed experiment?
How men of science wanted to be seen
Portraits of scientific figures such as Isaac Newton and John Harrison reveal their shifting cultural status
Explicit intent – the art of shunga in Japan
The display of erotic art from other traditions, be they Greco-Roman or Japanese, should make us think about what it meant to its original audiences
Tsar attractions – English silver at the Russian court
Early modern visitors to Moscow often brought silver to the tsar – which is why the Kremlin Armoury Museum holds a remarkable collection of pre-Restoration English silver
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